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Science: general issues
Paperback. Shows how life often works at the extremes - with values becoming as small (or as large) as possible - and how mathematicians over the centuries have struggled to calculate these problems of minima and maxima. This is the book on optimization for math enthusiasts of all backgrounds. Num Pages: 392 pages, 99 line illus. BIC Classification: PBU; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130521
- ISBN
- 9780691130521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. We all played tag when we were kids. What most of us don't realize is that this simple chase game is in fact an application of pursuit theory. This book gives us the complete history of this area of mathematics, from its classical analytical beginnings to the present day. Series: Princeton Puzzlers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 halftones. 67 line illus. BIC Classification: PBUD; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155012
- ISBN
- 9780691155012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.05
€ 20.99
€ 17.05
Hardback. What are the chances of a game-show contestant finding a chicken in a box? Is the Hanukkah dreidel a fair game? Will you be alive ten years from now? This book offers these probability puzzles. Num Pages: 256 pages, 28 line illus. 22 tables. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156804
- ISBN
- 9780691156804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.41
€ 33.99
€ 24.41
Paperback. What if there was a master control for human behaviour? The author and his team has discovered just such a master switch: a molecule in the human brain. Their experiments to measure a chemical in the bloodstream called oxytocin reveal the answers to those mysteries about why we make the decisions we do. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552164610
- ISBN
- 9780552164610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. Finished only weeks before his death in 1994, this autobiography traces the trajectory that led Feyerabend him from an isolated, lower-middle-class childhood in Vienna to the height of international academic success as one of this century's most influential intellectuals. Num Pages: 200 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGA; HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226245324
- ISBN
- 9780226245324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.17
€ 27.99
€ 23.17
Paperback. Contemporary philosophy of science has paid close attention to the understanding of scientific practice, in contrast to the previous focus on scientific method. This work shows the deficiencies of many widespread ideas about the nature of knowledge. It argues that the only feasible explanation of any scientific success is a historical account. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 5. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844674428
- ISBN
- 9781844674428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.08
€ 23.99
€ 21.08
Paperback. * Feyerabend was one of the most important philosophers of science of the second half of the 20th century. His most famous book, Against Method, was an international bestseller that sold hundreds of thousands of copies. * This book is based on one of the last texts he wrote, shortly before he died in 1994. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651903
- ISBN
- 9780745651903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.85
€ 18.85
Hardback. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814667005
- ISBN
- 9789814667005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.32
€ 69.32
Paperback. As such, Mixing Races offers a unique perspective on how contentious debates taking place on college campuses reflected radical shifts in race relations in the larger society. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 136 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFC; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898136
- ISBN
- 9780801898136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.04
€ 32.04
Hardback. Man's fascination with time, its extent and its measurement, is Paul Lyle's starting point as he considers the relationship of deep time and the Earth's geological resources with modern consumer society. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Dunedin Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780460390
- ISBN
- 9781780460390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.57
€ 53.57
Paperback. Ten papers by prominent philosophers of science which challenge van Fraassen's thesis from a variety of realist perspectives. Together with van Fraassen's extensive reply, the articles provide a comprehensive picture of the current debate in philosophy of science between realists and anti-realists. Editor(s): Churchland, Paul M.; Hooker, C. A. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226106540
- ISBN
- 9780226106540
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.06
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€ 37.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, Includes 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: KJE; KJWX; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472437204
- ISBN
- 9781472437204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.78
€ 49.78
Paperback. What are your chances of dying on your next flight, being called for jury duty, or winning the lottery? We all encounter probability problems in our everyday lives. This title challenges us to think creatively about the laws of probability as they apply in playful, sometimes deceptive, ways to a fascinating array of speculative situations. Series: Princeton Puzzlers. Num Pages: 304 pages, 65 line illus. 42 computer sim. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 134 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155005
- ISBN
- 9780691155005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.95
€ 20.99
€ 16.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 582 pages, 1251 colour illustrations, 970 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNM; PDE; TGXT; UGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 582
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319233581
- ISBN
- 9783319233581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.00
€ 137.00
Paperback. Everything you ever wanted to know about physics in 35 bite-size chapters. Num Pages: 352 pages, Black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857388377
- ISBN
- 9780857388377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. A field guide to the building blocks of the universe. Num Pages: 240 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780873275
- ISBN
- 9781780873275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. This paperback edition of Higher Superstition includes a new afterword by the authors. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801857072
- ISBN
- 9780801857072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.93
€ 37.99
€ 31.93
Paperback. Students of consumer studies and the history of technology, as well as scholars and general readers, will be captivated by Josephson's insights into the complex relationship between society and technology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417837
- ISBN
- 9781421417837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.19
€ 35.99
€ 30.19
Paperback. A behind-the-scenes account of the invention of the polymerase chain reaction, which transformed the practice and potential of molecular biology. This book explores the culture of biotechnology as it emerged at Cetus Corporation in the 1980s, looking at its scientific, social and economic elements. Num Pages: 196 pages, 10 halftones, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; PDX; PSD; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226701479
- ISBN
- 9780226701479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.90
€ 31.99
€ 24.90
paperback. "Can a country claim to have its own genetic material?" Rabinow demonstrates that the answer to this question is far from simple. The work is cross-disciplinary, marrying news events, science and philosophical analysis to see how past events influenced current thinking. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PSAK; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226701516
- ISBN
- 9780226701516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Paperback. Presents a collection of essays which explains a reflection on the author's project to anthropologize the West. This book attempts to exoticize the Western constitution of reality, emphasizes those domains taken as universal, and shows how their claims to truth are linked to particular social practices, hence becoming effective social forces. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- First Printing, Underlining
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691011585
- ISBN
- 9780691011585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.82
€ 52.99
€ 37.82
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Apple Academic Press Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781482251326
- ISBN
- 9781482251326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.80
€ 112.80
Paperback. As countless love songs, movies, and self-help books attest, men and women have long sought different things. The result? Seemingly inevitable conflict. Drawing on biology, sociology, anthropology, and economics, this title shows that conflict between the sexes is, paradoxically, the product of cooperation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JHMC; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159720
- ISBN
- 9780691159720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. Being human while trying to scientifically study human nature confronts us with our most vexing problem. What we need to move forward in our understanding of human agency, this book argues, is a reform in the way we study ourselves and a long overdue break with traditional humanist thinking. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226137636
- ISBN
- 9780226137636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.24
€ 46.99
€ 36.24